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FirstRand goes head-to-head with UAE bank and loses
After almost a decade of litigation and exhausting multiple avenues of appeal, FirstRand has failed in its bid to stop Abu Dhabi Bank from registering its trademarks in South Africa. The Supreme Court of Appeal (SCA) dismissed the banking group’s... Read more.
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South Africa, Cape Town
Founded: 1996
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Iqbal Survé through Sekunjalo Investments; Chinese Government through China International Television Corporation & The China Africa Development Fund; South African Government through The Public Investment Corporation of South Africa
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Owner: Pedro Vargas David & Luís Santos through Alpac Capital & Euronews
Owner: Terry Moolman & Noel Coburn through Caxton and CTP Publishers and Printers Ltd
Owner: Apollo Global Management (Vanguard Group, Largest Shareholder) through Yahoo, Inc.
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Owner: Iqbal Survé through Sekunjalo Investments; Chinese Government through China International Television Corporation & The China Africa Development Fund; South African Government through The Public Investment Corporation of South Africa
Owner: Iqbal Survé through Sekunjalo Investments; Chinese Government through China International Television Corporation & The China Africa Development Fund; South African Government through The Public Investment Corporation of South Africa
Owner: Iqbal Survé through Sekunjalo Investments; Chinese Government through China International Television Corporation & The China Africa Development Fund; South African Government through The Public Investment Corporation of South Africa
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